 | | ‘It isn’t happening in my church’
Many pastors are in denial about domestic abuse and family violence within their own congregations.
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| | Minister’s killing rocks Florida community
Murder-suicide baffles friends, colleagues of Port Orange couple
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| | Finding sanctuary
The first time Debbie Harsh was beaten by her husband, the injuries sent her to the hospital. She turned to the only place she felt safe: her church - but they couldn't help her. “Wives submit to your husbands," they said.
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| | Around and around in circles
Quietly, in pairs - some holding one or more dolls - the 30 or so women begin moving about the small meeting room. They pause at a chair labeled "clergy," pick up a color-coded card and read it, then move on to another chair and read another card.
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| | Domestic Violence: Secret that Must be Heard
It starts with a scream, often silent but always deafening. Or maybe with a whisper that drips with contempt and hatred. "But there's usually a sound," says Pamela, who was abused by her husband for more than seven years.
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